Digital Technician

Faculty/Directorate

Kingston School of Art

School/Function

Kingston School of Art

The Role

The Digital Media Workshop is looking to appoint a Digital Technician to support users across Knights Park and Penrhyn Road campuses. This role focusses on providing technical support for NCTJ exams, WordPress, reprographic, visual/audio content packages, and CAD. The post holder will work closely with Senior Technicians and Technical Manager supporting services and users of Digital Media Workshop and Journalism, while actively feeding into continuous service improvement processes.

The Person

Digital Media Workshop is seeking a motivated, attentive, and creative individual who possess exceptional organisation skills. You must have a pronounced understanding of digital design software and digital reprographic processes with the ability to convey concepts and instructions effectively to an audience with a dynamic range of experience and knowledge. You will be working both independently and as part of a team collaborating with technical and academic staff to support the realisation and output of ambitious work, and so must be able to communicate confidently and professionally with students, staff across all levels, and our external partners.

The Faculty

Kingston School of Art (KSA) has a strong heritage. Since its origins in the late 19th  century it has established an exceptional reputation and become one of the UK’s leading art and design educational institutions.

The Faculty combines a dedication to creative risk-taking, innovation and experimentation with a commitment to working with numerous local, national and global partners and collaborators to lead and shape the future of the creative and cultural industries. As an Art School within a university, KSA fuses the benefits of an art and design-focused identity with the ability to be at the forefront of exciting cross-disciplinary developments in diverse areas such as health, business, engineering and the humanities and social sciences.

Ranked in the top five per cent of the world for art and design education by QS Top Universities, KSA produces globally celebrated alumni, high performing courses, impactful research performance and regularly achieves industry and student awards while engaging with the latest thinking from industry practitioners.

The Faculty works with leading brands and institutions forging exciting partnerships with organisations like the ICA, the Design Museum and the BFI. More recently, the Faculty has expanded its international presence through partnerships with the Indian Institute of Art and Design and the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, America. 

With a wide variety of disciplines taught within the Faculty, KSA offers opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration in research and teaching – providing both exceptional choice for students and a stimulating environment for academics in the creative fields.

Further information

This is a full time, permanent position with a starting salary of £32,271 per annum.

Interviews are expected to take place on Monday 11 December 2023.

For informal enquiries, please contact Mr Pablo Grattoni , Hack Space DMW Workshop Manager.

Bring your true self, expertise, and passion to Kingston where we are continuing to strive to build a university where authentic inclusion and belonging is at its heart. Every one of our staff and students’ identities, backgrounds and diverse experiences makes us who we are – so harness and embrace yours by applying today. We welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities and those with disabilities.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Where required, this may include entry clearance or continued leave to remain under the Points Based Immigration Scheme. 

To apply click on ‘Apply Now’. If, for accessibility reasons, you need to apply in an alternative format, please email [email protected]  or call the HR Shared Services team on 020 8417 3118.